Description

1963 Nobel Committee Medal, MS62Gold Medallion for Physics

1963 Nobel Committee 23K Gold Medal, MS62 NGC. 27 mm. 20
grams. The five members of the Nobel committees are tasked with the
identification of a worthy laureate for the Nobel Prize in the
various classes. With just five committee members, these medals
were struck in minuscule quantities and are extremely rare today.
Issued to committee members for Physics, this medal exhibits
scattered contact marks on its brilliant and lustrous light yellow
surfaces. Nobel's portrait on the obverse, and the arms of the
Academy of Sciences on the reverse are bold well-struck.

Atomic particle theory was the subject matter of the 1963 Nobel
laureates in Physics, with three winners. Eugene Paul Wigner earner
half of the award for "contributions to the theory of the atomic
nucleus and the elementary particles." Maria Goeppert Mayer and J.
Hans D. Jensen each received a quarter share for their "discoveries
concerning nuclear shell structure."

Only 13 days left to consign to the 2017 December 7 - 8 World Coins Signature Auction - Hong Kong!

Learn about consigning with us

Thank you for your support and counsel during the process and I continue to be impressed by the skill and expertise of the Heritage Auction staff, as well as the clever web site.
Bruce S.,Maplewood, NJ